History of Communism in Europe: Vol. 4 / 2013 | Dalia Bathory, Various Authors

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Table of Contents I. Argument Dalia BATHORY: Transitional Justice. Between Political Myth and Civil Society RealityAbstract: Transitional justice emerged as a working concept from the need to clarify the relationship between victims and perpetrators and the latters’ guilt, after the collapse of abusive regimes in Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Since 1995 it has been defined in many ways, by many scholars, according either to its means and goals or to its actors. It has become a very broad concept, describing actions of justice, reparation, search for the truth and reform. While…